Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!: requiem for a divided countryA humorous look at Quebec's movement toward independence from Canada, remarking upon the Draconian language laws imposed on English-speaking Quebecois, the economic problems posed by the movement, and the troubles with blind nationalism. |
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User Review - weakley - LibraryThingWhile I have to admit that this book presents a biased point of view on the issue of the french language and seperation issues, it is not a bias I disagree with for the most part. Richler is true to ... Read full review
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User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusQuebec-born Richler (Solomon Gursky Was Here, 1990, etc.) undertakes a backgrounder to that province's independence movement, with several large flashes of illuminating absurdity about the passionate ... Read full review
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| Title | Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!: requiem for a divided country |
| Author | Mordecai Richler |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Feb 5, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0679412468, 9780679412465 |
| Length | 277 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Canada / General Humor / General Nationalism Nationalism Québec (Province) Humor Nationalism/ Quebec (Province)/ Humor Political Science / General Quebec (Province) Politics and government 1985- Humor Quâebec (Province) Québec (Province) Québec (Province) History Autonomy and independence movements Humor |
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